The All New All New Groundspeak UK Pub Quiz

[+Optimist on the run]

Thanks RJz2 for clarifying the question. If your interpretation is correct I'll go for the following:

 

Aberdeen, Oxford, Peterborough, Rochester, Truro, York, and possibly Inverness and Newcastle (I'm not sure if Inverness is a city, and Northampton may also be one). There's probably also Kingston-upon-Hull if you use its full name.

[+Optimist on the run]

Forgot to add that if Hull is considered to be K-U-H, then Hereford is probably unique as well. OTOH Newcastle definitely isn't (I forgot about Nottingham - doh!)

[Pajaholic]

Looking at this logically, I can discount any letter for which I can identify two cities. So the following are discounted: A (Aberdeen, Armargh), B (Bath, Bristol), C (Cardiff, Chester), D (Durham, Derby), E (Edinburgh, Exeter), G (Gloucester, Glasgow), L (Liverpool, Leicester), N (Norwich, Newcastle), P (Plymouth, Portsmouth), R (Reading, Ripon), S (Swansea, Southampton), W (Winchester, Wolverhampton)

 

I can't think of any cities that start with F, I, J, Q, U, V, X and Z

 

That leaves H (Hereford), K (Kingston-Upon-Hull), M (Manchester), O (Oxford), T (Truro), Y (York), which gives 6. I've lost two somewhere -- but hopefully I've given enough.

[+Boggin's Dad]

Looking at this logically, I can discount any letter for which I can identify two cities. So the following are discounted: A (Aberdeen, Armargh), B (Bath, Bristol), C (Cardiff, Chester), D (Durham, Derby), E (Edinburgh, Exeter), G (Gloucester, Glasgow), L (Liverpool, Leicester), N (Norwich, Newcastle), P (Plymouth, Portsmouth), R (Reading, Ripon), S (Swansea, Southampton), W (Winchester, Wolverhampton)

 

I can't think of any cities that start with F, I, J, Q, U, V, X and Z

 

That leaves H (Hereford), K (Kingston-Upon-Hull), M (Manchester), O (Oxford), T (Truro), Y (York), which gives 6. I've lost two somewhere -- but hopefully I've given enough.

 

I think Ripon would count, as Reading is a town rather than a city.

[+markoCR]

Looking at this logically, I can discount any letter for which I can identify two cities. So the following are discounted: A (Aberdeen, Armargh), B (Bath, Bristol), C (Cardiff, Chester), D (Durham, Derby), E (Edinburgh, Exeter), G (Gloucester, Glasgow), L (Liverpool, Leicester), N (Norwich, Newcastle), P (Plymouth, Portsmouth), R (Reading, Ripon), S (Swansea, Southampton), W (Winchester, Wolverhampton)

 

I can't think of any cities that start with F, I, J, Q, U, V, X and Z

 

That leaves H (Hereford), K (Kingston-Upon-Hull), M (Manchester), O (Oxford), T (Truro), Y (York), which gives 6. I've lost two somewhere -- but hopefully I've given enough.

 

Looking at this logically, I can discount any letter for which I can identify two cities. So the following are discounted: A (Aberdeen, Armargh), B (Bath, Bristol), C (Cardiff, Chester), D (Durham, Derby), E (Edinburgh, Exeter), G (Gloucester, Glasgow), L (Liverpool, Leicester), N (Norwich, Newcastle), P (Plymouth, Portsmouth), R (Reading, Ripon), S (Swansea, Southampton), W (Winchester, Wolverhampton)

 

I can't think of any cities that start with F, I, J, Q, U, V, X and Z

 

That leaves H (Hereford), K (Kingston-Upon-Hull), M (Manchester), O (Oxford), T (Truro), Y (York), which gives 6. I've lost two somewhere -- but hopefully I've given enough.

 

I think Ripon would count, as Reading is a town rather than a city.

 

And I think Inverness would be the 8th one, as Optimist on the run suggested above.

[+hal-an-tow]

So, summing up: Pajaholic contributes "H (Hereford), K (Kingston-Upon-Hull), M (Manchester), O (Oxford), T (Truro), Y (York)."

 

Boggin's Dad adds :"I think Ripon would count, as Reading is a town rather than a city."

 

Optimist on the run plonks the cherry on top with "And I think Inverness"

 

That crowdfunded answer looks good to me! But who gets the ding ... now that's a conundrum for Yorkshire Yellow - it's going to be like infant school sports day ("You are all winners ... but ... ")

[Sharpeset]

So, summing up: Pajaholic contributes "H (Hereford), K (Kingston-Upon-Hull), M (Manchester), O (Oxford), T (Truro), Y (York)."

 

Boggin's Dad adds :"I think Ripon would count, as Reading is a town rather than a city."

 

Optimist on the run plonks the cherry on top with "And I think Inverness"

 

That crowdfunded answer looks good to me! But who gets the ding ... now that's a conundrum for Yorkshire Yellow - it's going to be like infant school sports day ("You are all winners ... but ... ")

 

I think Pajaholic gets it - the Ding was for the first to name six of the eight

[Pajaholic]

As it's more than a week since I posted my answer, I googled to confirm the above answers. Hopefully, the latest rule permits me (or anyone else for that) to jump in and post a new question to keep the thread moving. So, moving on to astronomy, a subject which I suspect interests some regulars on this thread:

 

In which constellation is the Horsehead Nebula to be found?

[+Optimist on the run]

As it's more than a week since I posted my answer, I googled to confirm the above answers. Hopefully, the latest rule permits me (or anyone else for that) to jump in and post a new question to keep the thread moving. So, moving on to astronomy, a subject which I suspect interests some regulars on this thread:

 

In which constellation is the Horsehead Nebula to be found?

 

Orion, I think.

[Pajaholic]

That'll get you the Ding! In the Northern hemisphere, it's just under Alnitak, which is the left-most of the three stars of Orion's belt.

 

Over to Optimist on the run...

Edited March 20, 2017 by Pajaholic

[+Optimist on the run]

What is the name of the narrator of Moby-Dick?

[+MartyBartfast]

Call me Ishmael :-)

[+Optimist on the run]

Ding to MartyBartfast

[+MartyBartfast]

Thanks.

 

Which is the only London underground line which is completely underground?

[+Optimist on the run]

Waterloo and City. The Victoria is underground for all passenger trains, but has an above ground depot.

[+MartyBartfast]

Ding, back to you.

[+Optimist on the run]

On a related note, what unusual arrangement can be found at Whitechapel station?

[+Boggin's Dad]

As a stab in the dark, is the overground train station underneath the underground station?

[+Optimist on the run]

As a stab in the dark, is the overground train station underneath the underground station?

 

Ding! The Underground is overground, and the Overground is underground.

 

[+Yorkshire Yellow]

Aagghh! What with abusy time at work and at home, I forgot I'd posted a question (the UK citiesand initial letters one). Really sorryyou had to muddle through it yourselves. FWIW, RJx2’s interpretation of the question was correct.

 

[+Boggin's Dad]

In the Back to the Future films, what was the number plate on the DeLorean that Doc Brown turned into the time machine?

[+martin&lindabryn]

I didn’t google this, but had to get the film out to have a look

OUTATIME

[+Beach_hut]

I didn’t google this, but had to get the film out to have a look

OUTATIME

I'm a huge fan of the films and knew this straight away. The fact that I haven't gone back in time to before you posted may be taken as proof that time travel isn't real ;-)

[+martin&lindabryn]

thanks for the ding

What`s another name (more common name) for the Chilean pine tree

[+Yorkshire Yellow]

I'll guess at the monkey puzzle tree.

[+martin&lindabryn]

I'll guess at the monkey puzzle tree.

 

that guess, will get you the ding

[+Yorkshire Yellow]

Thanks martin&lindabryn.

 

And your next one:

 

What is notable about the English location Marshall Meadows Bay?

[+Optimist on the run]

Is it inland? I.e. not a bay in the sea.

[+Yorkshire Yellow]

Sorry, no.

[+Yorkshire Yellow]

A clue - it's the 'something-most'.

[+Simply Paul]

If it's on the border with Scotland, it'd be England's northern-most point?

[+Yorkshire Yellow]

Ding!

[+Simply Paul]

I've done the cache up there. Wild landscape- it's lovely. I should actually walk down to the coast on my next trip in the area... Gives me an idea! Thanks for the ding.

 

On a similar tangent, what makes Flash in Staffordshire special?

[+Beach_hut]

Is it the geographical centre of Great Britain?

[+Simply Paul]

Is it the geographical centre of Great Britain?

It is not.

[+Optimist on the run]

Been there. It's the highest village in England, and possibly UK, though there's also a village in Scotland that claims the record.

[+Simply Paul]

Ding to OotR. Yes, it's confirmed as England's highest village and is perhaps Britain's highest, depending how you define 'highest settlement' - mean height of all the houses or highest individual building. I've been there too. Easter 2011, with an ex. Happy memories

Over to you!

[+Optimist on the run]

Thanks. So to go to the other extreme, where is Britain's lowest point? I'm not including mines and other excavations.

[+Yorkshire Yellow]

Lincolnshire?

[+Optimist on the run]

Lincolnshire?

 

No, and in any case I'd like the answer to be more specific.

[+Beach_hut]

I think it's Cambridgeshire, probably Holme, which is below sea level.

[+Simply Paul]

I know there's a trig point listed as -3m in Cambridgeshire; Britain's very own Death Valley

[+Optimist on the run]

Ding to Beach Hut. Simply Paul is correct about the height (or depth).

[+Simply Paul]

Since this has stalled, I'll jump in.

If you were born in 1980, something happens to you in 2025 which last happened to people born in 1892 in 1936, and will happen to people born in 2070 in 2116.

What is that thing?

[+Yorkshire Yellow]

Is it something to do with dates of birth and your age in the second of each of the years mentioned?

[Sharpeset]

Is it something to do with dates of birth and your age in the second of each of the years mentioned?

 

I think you are right: 2nd year minus birth year gives age in the second year: 2025-1980 = 45 and so on....

[+Boggin's Dad]

Is it something to do with dates of birth and your age in the second of each of the years mentioned?

 

I think you are right: 2nd year minus birth year gives age in the second year: 2025-1980 = 45 and so on....

 

That seems part of the answer, but I cannot help but think that is too simple. The age must be something to do with it, however what, I do not know.

[+Optimist on the run]

The year is the square of the age of the person at that time.

[+Simply Paul]

That's another OotR DING! In those years, the person having the birthday is the same age as the square route of the year. Perfectly clear

Over to you!

[+Optimist on the run]

Ok, here's one that came up in a discussion today: In what county is the Prime Minister's retreat, Chequers?